Blending folk, jazz and Kenyan musical traditions with intimate storytelling, Manchester-based singer-songwriter Macharia turns a journey back to their roots into a deeply personal debut built around memory, identity and change. There’s something quietly powerful about music that brings you closer to where you come from. On Tega Sikio (Listen), their debut EP, Kenyan-born, Manchester-based artist Macharia transforms a journey into their Kikuyu heritage into five musical lette

Blending cinematic synth-pop with raw emotional honesty, Brooke Ellen reunites with close collaborator Marskiii for a haunting new release about anxiety, trust and the fear of things falling apart. Brooke Ellen returns alongside alt-pop artist and close collaborator Marskiii with ‘Waiting Again’, a cinematic synth-pop release exploring how anxiety and mental health struggles can shape relationships, erode trust and leave us waiting for something to go wrong. Bringing together

The Scottish-born, London-based multi-instrumentalist announces new album halftone paradise, arriving 13 November, and shares a gloriously offbeat single inspired by accidental bagpipes, Big Country and a fictional family romance. Sometimes the best ideas come from things going slightly wrong. For Ewan Moore, a temperamental synthesiser and an unexpected bagpipe sound sparked ‘The Greatest Line Dancer In Dunfermline’, an off-kilter, ’80s-inspired anthem built around a semi-fi

Acid Mothers Temple, Horse Lords, Dora Morelenbaum and DJ collective O Ghettão lead the first announcement for the Azores festival, returning to São Miguel next March. Tremor Festival has unveiled the first names for its 2027 edition, bringing a boundary-pushing mix of psychedelia, experimental electronics, jazz and global club sounds to São Miguel Island in the Azores from 16–20 March. Leading the announcement are Japanese psych-rock veterans Acid Mothers Temple, whose expan